legal capacity; capacity for rights
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
legal capacity; capacity for rights; the qualification to enjoy rights and bear obligations according to law
formalLegal terminology in civil law. It is a prerequisite for 'capacity to act' (行为能力), meaning one must first possess legal capacity before being able to perform legal acts. All natural persons have equal capacity for rights from birth to death.
Gōng公
mín民
cóng从
chū出
shēng生
shí时
qǐ起
dào到
sǐ死
wáng亡
shí时
zhǐ止
，
jù具
yǒu有
mín民
shì事
quán权
lì利
néng能
lì力
。
Citizens possess civil legal capacity from birth until death.
Fǎ法
rén人
de的
quán权
lì利
néng能
lì力
shǐ始
yú于
chéng成
lì立
，
zhōng终
yú于
jiě解
sàn散
。
A legal person's capacity for rights begins upon establishment and ends upon dissolution.
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Quán权
lì利
néng能
lì力
shì是
xíng行
wéi为
néng能
lì力
de的
qián前
tí提
，
dàn但
yǒu有
quán权
lì利
néng能
lì力
bù不
yī一
dìng定
yǒu有
xíng行
wéi为
néng能
lì力
。
Legal capacity is a prerequisite for capacity to act, but having legal capacity does not necessarily mean one has capacity to act.
Wèi未
chéng成
nián年
rén人
hé和
jīng精
shén神
bìng病
rén人
xiǎng享
yǒu有
quán权
lì利
néng能
lì力
，
dàn但
kě可
néng能
bèi被
xiàn限
zhì制
xíng行
wéi为
néng能
lì力
。
Minors and mentally ill persons enjoy legal capacity, but their capacity to act may be restricted.